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Robert Greenfield and the Rolling Stones

By seashorewrite on August 12, 2014 • ( Leave a comment )

If you’re very lucky, perhaps you’ve seen The Rolling Stones in concert or, maybe you harbor some collectable vinyl albums. It’s unlikely, however, that you’ve gone on tour with the Stones, spent […]

Port City Poets on Peaks Island

By seashorewrite on July 28, 2014 • ( Leave a comment )

Stone Boat Poetry presents PORT CITY POETS: Contemporary Poets Celebrate Portland, Maine on Thursday, August 7 at 7pm at 5th Maine Memorial Hall on Peaks Island. Join us for an evening with […]

What islanders love more than books: a book sale

By seashorewrite on July 16, 2014 • ( Leave a comment )

The Friends of the Peaks Island Branch library will throw one of the island’s most beloved literary traditions, the annual book sale extravaganza this Saturday, July 19th from 8 AM to 2 […]

Death by Dissolution: Mark Green and Ocean Acidification of Casco Bay, Maine and everywhere else

By seashorewrite on July 15, 2014 • ( Leave a comment )

Although Mark Green, Ph.D. has authored nearly two dozen peer-reviewed scientific journal articles, we might refer to him as a sci-fi horror author of something called “Death by Dissolution.” Except, sadly, it’s […]

American Idol mania brings film crew to Umbrella Cover Museum

By seashorewrite on July 9, 2014 • ( 1 Comment )

Nancy 3. Hoffman — singer, accordionist, pianist, musical director, Curator/Director of the world’s only Umbrella Cover Museum, and author of “Uncovered and Exposed” hosted a film crew from American Idol today. Visiting […]

Poet Chris Robley featured at Peaks Island’s Stone Boat Poetry

By seashorewrite on July 6, 2014 • ( Leave a comment )

Poet, songwriter, musician, and producer Chris Robley – with roots in the “other Portland” – is delivering his well-crafted work to appreciative audiences right here in our own (the first!) Portland these days. […]

Colors and Pages of Peaks Event

By seashorewrite on July 1, 2014 • ( Leave a comment )

The Friends of the Peaks Island Library is once again teaming up with TEIA to bring Island Authors and Illustrators to the Color and Pages of Peaks — Friday, July 11 and […]

“So you want to be an islander?”: Tom Bergh writes on Casco Bay

By seashorewrite on June 10, 2014 • ( Leave a comment )

Whatever you do, “do NOT ask us – as in never ask us – what time the 2:15 boat leaves.” So says Tom Bergh to those who yearn to become islanders. In […]

Born to Write, Living in Exile

By seashorewrite on May 25, 2014 • ( 2 Comments )

When I was barely old enough to hold a pencil, I wrote stories. I started typing them as soon as my mother offhandedly passed her clackety typewriter to me so that I […]

Gibson Fay-LeBlanc visits Stone Boat Poetry on Peaks Island

By seashorewrite on April 6, 2014 • ( Leave a comment )

Writer, teacher, and former Director of the Telling Room Gibson Fay-LeBlanc visited Peaks Island’s Stone Boat Poetry gathering this week. Although I was not fortunate enough to join the group and hear […]

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